10 Sec Peak Power Test
Peak Power is measured with a 10s erg test.
Warm up by rowing easy for 5-10 minutes. At the end of your warm up come to a full stop and let the fly wheel stop. On a Concept II set the drag factor to 190. The high drag factor is necessary to provide adequate resistance so that you can hit a true peak power.
Set your monitor so that you can see the watts for each stroke. From a stop row as hard and as fast as possible for 10 seconds, recording the highest power you see on any stroke. Rest for 3-5 minutes and repeat again. There is a slight learning effect when you first do this test so you might want to do it 2-3 times to get a true peak power score.
1-Min Test
Warm up by rowing easy for 5-10 minutes. At the end of your warm up come to a full stop and let the fly wheel stop.
For this test, you will want the drag factor set as follow: males – 130, females: – 110.
Set your monitor so that you can see the watts for each stroke. From a stop row as hard and as fast as possible for a full minute, recording your distance covered and the average watts you output for the test.
Performance Standards
Because body weight will have a significant impact on rowing performance power to weight ratios have been developed for men and women at different performance levels (table 1).
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High School
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College
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Senior College and Masters
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National
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Elite International
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Men |
6.0-8.5
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7.0-9.0
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8.5-10.0
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9.0-11.0
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10.0-12.5
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Women |
4.5-7.5
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6.1-8.25
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7.3-9.0
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8.27-9.9
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9.65-10.1
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These ranges have been developed based on the scores of top performers in each category.
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